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-Check new mails over IMAP protocol.
+[<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
 
-Dependencies:
+Shows mail count in a textbox fetching over IMAP.
 
-- Python3
-
-New mails are notified through a notification like this:
+       myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap(args)
 
-       +---------------------------------------------------+
-       | +---+                                             |
-       | |\ /| donald@disney.org has 3 new messages        |
-       | +---+                                             |
-       |       Latest From: Mickey Mouse <boss@disney.org> |
-    |       Subject: Re: pay raise                      |
-    |                                                   |
-    |       Not after what you did yesterday.           |
-    |       Daisy told me everything [...]              |
-       |                                                   |
-       +---------------------------------------------------+
+New mails are notified like this:
 
-Text will be cut if the mail is too long.
-
-       myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap(args)
+       +--------------------------------------------+
+       | +---+                                      |
+       | |\ /| donald@disney.org has 3 new messages |
+       | +---+                                      |
+       +--------------------------------------------+
 
 The function takes a table as argument. Required table parameters are:
 
-Variable | Type
---- | --- 
-`server` | string
-`mail` | string
-`password` | string
+Variable | Meaning | Type
+--- | --- | ---
+`server` | Mail server | string
+`mail` | User mail | string
+`password` | User password | string
 
 while the optional are:
 
 Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
 --- | --- | --- | ---
 `port` | IMAP port | int | 993
-`refresh_timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 60
-`header` | Text to show before value | string | " Mail "
-`header_color` | Header color | string | `beautiful.fg_normal` or "#FFFFFF"
-`color_newmail` | New mail value color | string | `beautiful.fg_focus` or "#FFFFFF"
-`color_nomail` | No mail value color | string | `beautiful.fg_normal` or "#FFFFFF"
-`mail_encoding` | Mail character encoding | string | autodetected
-`maxlen` | Maximum chars to display in notification | int | 200
-`app` | Mail program to spawn on click | string | "mutt"
-`shadow` | Hide widget when there are no mails | boolean | false
+`timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 60
 `is_plain` | Define whether `password` is a plain password (true) or a function that retrieves it (false) | boolean | false
+`settings` | User settings | function
 
 Let's focus better on `is_plain`.
 
@@ -53,7 +36,7 @@ You can just set your password like this:
     args.is_plain = false
     args.password = "mypassword"
 
-and you'll have the same security provided by `~/.netrc`
+and you'll have the same security provided by `~/.netrc`.
 
 **Or** you can use a keyring, like [python keyring](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/keyring):
 
@@ -61,4 +44,17 @@ and you'll have the same security provided by `~/.netrc`
 
 When `is_plain == false`, it *executes* `password` before using it, so you can also use whatever password fetching solution you want.
 
-You can also define your custom icon for the naughty notification. Just set `lain_mail_notify` into `theme.lua`.
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+`settings` can use the value `mailcount`, an integer greater or equal to zero, and can modify `mail_notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain. 
+
+Default definition:
+
+    mail_notification _preset = {
+       icon = lain/icons/mail.png,
+       position = "top_left"
+    }
+
+Note that `mailcount` is 0 either if there are no new mails or credentials are invalid, so make sure you get the right settings.
+
+### output 
+
+A textbox.
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